So the math goes something like this as near as I can figure it. There are 435 seats in the House of Representatives 4 of which are currently unfilled bringing the total to 431. This makes a majority of 50% + 1 == 216. There are 238 Republican members which means they can lose only …
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May 01 2017
I Should Be On Strike
I apologize to my readers and other contributors, it’s just that some days come with higher than usual eye gouging content than the norm and since I’m scheduled with a licensed Retinologist (is that even a word?) on Wednesday when he can use a professional melon baller I find myself disposed to express my outrage …
May 01 2017
Loyalty Day
(O)bserved on May 1 in the United States. It is a day set aside for the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States and for the recognition of the heritage of American freedom. The holiday was first observed in 1921, during the First Red Scare. It was originally called “Americanization Day,” and it was intended …
May 01 2017
Allez le Barricades!
The Internationale Arise ye workers from your slumbers Arise ye prisoners of want For reason in revolt now thunders And at last ends the age of cant. Away with all your superstitions Servile masses arise, arise We’ll change henceforth the old tradition And spurn the dust to win the prize. So comrades, come rally And …
Apr 30 2017
Why Is This Even A Thing?
Or, the Quislings speak. Democrats give up hope on striking a deal with Trump By Edward-Isaac Dovere, Politico 04/30/17 Democrats couldn’t be less interested in the whole Jared Kushner vs. Steve Bannon drama, and they have given up on the idea that President Donald Trump’s son-in-law will push him to work across the aisle on …
Apr 29 2017
Brazil
Most of Brazil Paralyzed as Unions Implement One-Day General Strike Brazil’s Corruption Investigation Expands to Almost Entire Political Class Brazil Paralyzed by Nationwide Strike, Driven by a Familiar Global Dynamic of Elite Corruption and Impunity by Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept 2017-04-28 Just over one year ago, Brazil’s elected President, Dilma Rousseff, was impeached – ostensibly …
Apr 28 2017
The Dumpster Fire
Look, you can’t claim I’m a Trump fan simply because every post doesn’t end with Donald delanda est. Republicans are misogynist bigoted racists and jackbooted authoritarians who celebrate inequality and are content to lick the scraps off their Plutocrat patron’s plates. They have no dignity, self awareness, or pride beyond taking violent umbrage should any …
Apr 28 2017
100 Day Report Card
Oh, you thought I was talking about Trump. Sorry, that was yesterday. The Democrats delivered one thing in the past 100 days: disappointment by Cornel West, The Guardian Monday 24 April 2017 The distinctive feature of these bleak times is the lack of institutional capacity on the left – the absence of a political party …
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